One hour’s worth (at least) of literacy activities to use with your child at home. Includes a starter, some key knowledge tasks and challenge/extension activities. Answer sheet provided at the end. Key knowledge/skill: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Most suitable for KS2 but covers important skills for older students too. Designed to be printed off but could simply be viewed on screen once downloaded. Work could then be completed in a notepad or exercise book. Apologies for typo, I have corrected it now! My proof reading eyes aren’t what they used to be…

A ready to use Power Point with 29 multiple choice questions about the Bard of Avon with a word challenge for question 30. One question per slide. Covering his life, his times, his plays, famous quotations, Elizabethan/Jacobean theatre and his death. Answers included at the end.

30 multiple choice questions. 6 rounds. Answers provided. A ready to use power point quiz. Topics include: King Charles III; ‘Royal’ Music; British royalty; 2023 Coronation; ‘Royal’ Movies and ‘Royal’ Sport.

Two resources: a plan table for writing about tension in Act 1; a simplified essay frame to write about tension in Act 1.

Two resources: Key quote table with quotes for all characters and space to analyse; quotes for Mrs Birling in Act 2.

A worksheet to revise and explore key themes and link them to scenes/events and characters.

Simple to use character files for: Mr Birling, Mrs Birling, Sheila, Eric, Gerald and the Inspector.

A six round revision quiz with a variety of questions. Also, an ABC quiz about the play and its ideas.

A selection of helpful and easy to use revision task sheets about the opening chapters of Conan-Doyle’s ‘The Sign of the Four’. Includes: True or False statements to summarise Chs. 1-3, differentiated questions about Chs 1-3, tasks relating to the description of the journey to the Lyceum Theatre in Ch3.

Tasks and questions that will guide students through ‘Kamikaze’ stanza by stanza. Gets students looking at meaning, language use and connections to other poems.

A ready to use Power Point with a variety of activities to help students navigate the poem. A full lesson’s worth. Includes: a word cloud; contextual information with test questions; stanza by stanza questions; finding quotes; use of language techniques in the poem; prompts to explore themes and links to other Power and Conflict poems.

A simple set of tasks linked to Scene 1 of ‘Macbeth’. Will need a copy of the scene to use alongside this resource.

A ready to use set of Power Point slides that will jog students’ memories about the play! Three slides per act, covering characters and events. Could be used as a starter, revision aid or homework.

A ready to use Power Point quiz with 30 multiple choice questions linked to the month of April. Topics: General knowledge; key events; famous birthdays; history; Earth and the environment (for Earth Day) and literature (for World Book Night.) 5 questions per topic. Answer slide at the end.

One hour’s worth (at least) of literacy activities to use with your child at home. Includes a starter, some key knowledge tasks and challenge/extension activities. Answer sheet provided at the end. Key knowledge/skill: ADVERBS Most suitable for KS2 but covers important skills for older students too. Designed to be printed off but could simply be viewed on screen once downloaded. Work could then be completed in a notepad or exercise book.

Two double-sided worksheets with a variety of activities for your child to complete as they read or when they have finished their book. Best printed off on A3 if possible but not essential. Useful to keep younger readers occupied once they have completed some independent or one to one reading.